Francesca Grows Gills

Well, as you might have guessed, Friday came and went and we are still not in the hospital. Carson's ANC was a hair below what was needed to start the next round of chemo.

Not to say we were terribly disappointed. Francesca was slated to race in the Tom Dolan Invitational Swim Meet, which is one of the biggest meets of the year for the swimmers in the area.

Watch as Francesca overcomes parental embarrassment and goes on to swim her best times ever!

Not having the hospital hanging over our heads, we were able to spend more time cheering Francesca on to seven - yes, SEVEN - new personal records. Way to go Francesca!!!!

As for Carson, we are heading back to the clinic on Monday morning and expect to be heading to the hospital for round 2 of HDMT immediately afterwards. Of course, we were thinking the same thing last Friday...and the Monday before that, too.

Whether we head back to the hospital tomorrow is really inconsequential. The HDMT will be waiting on us for whenever we show up. The important thing is Carson is feeling amazingly well. He is eating all the time...not as much as when he was on steroids, but a lot nonetheless. He is playing and talking nonstop. And even though that can be annoying, we love it.

Every day is a blessing.

Paul.